Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued
Connecting Components with HDMI
About HDMI
Designed to meet the increased demands of digital TV, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a new digital interface standard for connecting TVs, projectors, DVD players,
The HDMI video stream (i.e., video signal) is compatible with DVI (Digital Visual Interface)*1, so TVs and displays with a DVI input can be connected by using an
The AV receiver uses HDCP
The AV receiver’s HDMI interface is based on the following standard:
Repeater System, Deep Color, Lip Sync,
Supported Audio Formats
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•Multichannel linear PCM (up to 7.1 ch,
•Bitstream (DSD, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS,
Your DVD player must also support HDMI output of the above audio formats.
About Copyright Protection
The AV receiver supports HDCP
Commercially available HDMI cables (supplied with some components) should be used to connect the AV receiver’s HDMI OUT to the HDMI input on your TV or projector.
■Onkyo for System Control
, which stands for Remote Interactive over HDMI, is the name of the system control function found on Onkyo components. The AV receiver can be used with CEC (Consumer Electronics Control), which allows system control over HDMI and is part of the HDMI standard. CEC provides interoperability between various components, however, opera-
tion with components other than
•Set “HDMI Control (RIHD)” to “On” (page 82).
•See “Controlling a TV” (page 93) and “Controlling a DVD Player, or DVD Recorder” (page 94) for operation.
Note:
Do not connect the
•DVD/BD player is up to three.
•DVD/BD recorder is up to three.
•Cable/Satellite
Do not connect the AV receiver to the other AV receiver /AV amplifier via HDMI.
When the
*1 DVI (Digital Visual Interface): The digital display interface standard set by the DDWG*3 in 1999.
*2 HDCP
*3 DDWG (Digital Display Working Group): Lead by Intel, Compaq, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, IBM, NEC, and Silicon Image, this open industry group’s objective is to address the industry’s requirements for a digital connectivity specification for
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